Conferences - Category Archive

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Most Popular SQL Server Events

I recently held a poll on my blog, asking people if they had attended any SQL Server events in the past year. As you can see from the results on the right, just over 90% of the poll takers attended one or more SQL Server events in 2010, which I think is a great number. ...read more


2010 DBA of the Year Will be Awarded at SQLServerCentral.com PASS Opening Night Party

Tracy Hamlin, selected as the 2010 DBA of the Year, will be awarded her trophy at this year’s SQLServerCentral.com PASS opening night party. If you are attending PASS, and the party, be sure to attend the short awards ceremony, which starts at 9:00PM. The ceremony will be hosted by myself and SQL Server MVP Rodney ...read more


SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Has Record Attendance

This past week, November 3-4, the SQLServerCentral.com track at SQL Server Connections has a record 431 attendees. Below are some photos of the SQLServerCentral.com track speakers. Above, I am speaking on “How to Perform a SQL Server Health Check”. Buck Woody is speaking on “Database Design: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything”. Glenn ...read more


SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections This Week

If you are attending SQL Server Connections this week in Las Vegas, be sure to attend some of the sessions at the SQLServerCentral.com track to be held on Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4. The SQLServerCentral.com track includes four speakers presenting a total of nine different session. If you recognize any of the following ...read more


Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview

Looking for some free SQL Server training? How about 24 hours of free training offered by some of the top SQL Server experts in the world? If so, sign up for the upcoming 24 Hours of PASS live webcasts to be held September 15-16, 2010. It’s your opportunity to continue and broaden your SQL Server ...read more


devLINK a Huge Success

Where can you spend $100 and get three full days of technical training? devLINK of course. devLINK  2010 was held this past week in Nashville (August 5-7), and had 800 registered attendees. There were over 150 session in 10 different tracks, with 71 different speakers. While the focus of the event was more towards developers, ...read more


SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections November 1-5, 2010

November will be a busy time of the year for many SQL Server DBAs as they head off to the PASS Community Summit (November 8-11) or SQL Server Connections (November 1-5) for training. One of the things I have noticed, after attending the PASS Summit for 9 years now, and SQL Server Connections for 4 ...read more


Speaking at Nashville, St Louis, and Baton Rouge in August

In August, I will be presenting at the following events: DevLINK, August 5-7, 2010 How and When to Use Indexed Views Identifying SQL Server Performance Problems Using SQL Trace Essential DBA Skills: Introduction to Graphical Execution Plans St. Louis SQL Server Users Group, August 11, 2010 Identifying SQL Server Performance Problems Using SQL Trace Essential ...read more


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